Chapter 19: Let's compare
Zhang Desheng's unexpected performance at the post-match press conference, especially the humble and decent answers at the end, undoubtedly gave his teammates enough face and let himself be looked up to by everyone.
Even Mourinho, who was a little provoked, didn't have too many negative feelings towards him afterwards, who made this little guy too sensible.
Zhang Desheng even felt that his status in the team had improved, who made the world's sports circle a cultural desert, and this kind of eloquent player is an endangered animal.
So his performance yesterday even made Deco and others secretly admire and even worship.
As for the people who hated him originally, they didn't dare to embarrass him at this time.
Players like Madmei, who had been a little unhappy with him before, even avoided him a little bit the next day.
This situation is a bit like when you were a student, even those bullies would not easily bully those who studied well, especially those who had class leaders.
After Zhang Desheng's press conference, it had a similar effect in the team, and his status in the whole team became a little special.
The most outrageous thing is that the Portuguese media did not harbor much ill will towards him afterwards, thanks to Mourinho attracting hatred in front.
His humility and courtesy are contrasted with Mourinho's arrogance and arrogance, which is really like a spring breeze and a domineering one.
Zhang Desheng also makes some use of Mourinho's calculations, the more he behaves suavely, the more he can bring out Mourinho's domineering, and this contrast can even make the xenophobic and anti-rabbit European media have some goodwill towards him.
So in the next few years, he will have to tie himself to the magic bird as much as possible to form a contrast, so that he can show his jewel on the side!
Mourinho didn't know that Zhang Desheng was using him as a manager, and he was still proud of his genius.
His trip to the second team was nothing short of a clever move, and it instantly turned the whole situation in his favor.
Jose Mourinho was indeed proud of the fact that Porto had already been abandoned in the Copa de Portugal and had stepped on Lisbon's body to complete the victory.
This finally made the dissatisfaction of the Porto fans with him dissipate a little, and even the local media that did not like him very well also relented a little.
In the 24th and 25th rounds of the league, Porto won two consecutive Portuguese Super League games, which re-promoted them to third place.
Porto's results on both fronts have naturally put a lot of smiles on Mourinho's face.
But what makes him happiest is not these few victories, but the excellent performance of young players such as Zhang Desheng and McCarthy, who perfectly played the role of catfish.
The veterans who clocked in to work had to be more restrained at this time.
Costinha, Costa, these Mesozoic players who are bent on preparing for the World Cup have also been stimulated, and finally showed some mental outlook and will to fight.
Deco and Carvalho, who were previously undrafted for the national team, are actually fighting for the last ticket.
At this time, the final squad of each country for the World Cup has not really been announced, so Deco and others still have a chance to fight.
This allowed Mourinho's instructions to be resolutely followed, and the players no longer always disobeyed him, and even treated him like a clown.
Zhang Desheng, as the biggest catfish, naturally played in the last two rounds of the league.
But he was only 16 and a half years old after all, and Mourinho only came off the bench in the second half in both games, and only gave him 30 minutes to perform.
That allowed him to put in a mediocre performance that didn't show the jaw-dropping performance he did against Sporting Lisbon.
But again, he has nothing to criticize.
Mourinho didn't say anything on the surface, but he was actually surprised in his heart, because he was ready to make mistakes in Zhang Desheng, which is a must in the growth process of young players.
However, Zhang Desheng saved him this tuition, he played very experienced in the limited playing time, not at all like young players who just want to show themselves, but still willing to cooperate with teammates, not only fast balls, but also very few invalid dribbles, but as long as there is a chance, the opponent can still be scared!
This kind of performance is not too conspicuous to take out, but if it is compared with the little Ronaldo in Lisbon who only wants to show himself, as long as he has the ball, he has to pass a few people in one breath, but most of the time he ends up in disgrace.
That's a difference between heaven and earth.
"Hehe, if you don't kick like this, how can you make people compare!?"
Zhang Desheng is not unable to play pleasing to the eye, on the one hand, he is playing like this on the one hand, he deliberately has the heart to make people compare him with Ronaldo, on the other hand, he is also very clear about his current role positioning, and he knows that his immediate combat power is not capricious enough.
So be Mourinho's catfish first, and try to have a good relationship with his teammates.
In this way, with the rapid improvement of ability, he will definitely play more and more playing time, and then there will be a lot of opportunities to put on another blockbuster show.
He is indeed right to do so, and some Portuguese media can't help but compare him with Cristiano Ronaldo since that Portuguese Cup.
And this comparison inevitably dwarfs little Ronaldo, and at the same time makes him more eager to prove himself.
But the result of such impatience is naturally even more unsatisfactory.
So after Ronaldo Jr.'s two league games, even Sporting Lisbon fans have some complaints.
Zhang Desheng naturally snickered in his heart, of course he knew what kind of character Ronaldo was.
Now his composure and Ronaldo's impatience just form two stark contrasts between high and low judgments.
If you just look at his performance, it is actually useless, but he can occasionally show some inspiration.
If the Portuguese media focus only on him alone, there is not much to portray.
However, Ronaldo's performance is too personal heroism, and his teamless and extremely anxious style of play, it is natural that there will be a lot of delays and mistakes, so the contrast is too strong.
So at this moment, Zhang Desheng's calmness that makes people can't find faults, coupled with the occasional flash of inspiration, looks like a crushing gap.
And a few days later, something that made the Porto players depressed, but made Zhang Desheng feel a little proud.
In this season's Champions League group stage, Porto were in the same group as Spain's Real Madrid, Greece's Panathinaikos and Czech Republic's Sparta Prague.
This is a good group for Porto, although they are not Real Madrid's opponents in terms of hard power, but they are only strong against Panathinaikos and Prague Spa, and the probability of qualifying is not low normally.
However, in March, they played a dismal 1-0 win against Panathinaikos' crucial home game.
Mourinho's face turned blue after the game, but he really had nowhere to vent his anger.
Today the team has been called defence-oriented, but the problem is that the defensive quality of this Porto's defense, especially in defensive intensity, is still not satisfactory.
In the end, not only was he attacked on the defensive end, but he was also implicated in the offensive end because the defense was too stretched, and finally was scored by Finland's Jonas Kolka at the end of the game.
With these three points lost, Porto fell directly to the bottom of the group with 0 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses.
At this time, considering that the last two games, one will go to Real Madrid away and the other will play Sparta Prague away, the probability of them winning all six points is really slim, and the result of this season's Champions League group stage is no longer in suspense.
It wasn't just the loss that the Porto players were frustrated after the game, but the fact that a group of newly promoted youngsters were not on the Champions League group stage list.
This naturally formed the "When you win, who is not in who is embarrassed; When losing, who's embarrassed in whom".
Zhang Desheng, a group of newcomers who can't participate in the Champions League group stage, will be more or less dark.
Mourinho's heart is extremely unhappy, just the next league game and this Champions League game are only three days apart, he returned to the league and simply let the main team rest.
In this 26th round of the Portuguese Super League, Porto played against the fish belly team Bellamar.
Zhang Desheng, as the first catfish under Mourinho, was naturally able to start again.
And his opponent today is also very suitable to pinch, Bellamar's club is not only weak overall, but he is playing against a 32-year-old Portuguese veteran who is about to retire.
Zhang Desheng has always been ruthless in abusing vegetables, and his methods are cruel.
The main reason is that even if they send a rotating lineup, they have a big advantage in terms of strength on paper, and Zhang Desheng will get more support on the flanks than his opponents.
In the end, after 70 minutes of play, Zhang Desheng used his comprehensive ability to always explode + skip the battle with his reaction and composure, although it is neither high nor low, but once again staged a side solo show that attracted the attention of the whole Portuguese media.
In the end, Zhang Desheng, who was left alone and enjoyed the applause of the home fans, left fans and the media with not only a dazzling report card of 1 goal and 1 assist, but also countless dribbling and breakthrough on the side, as well as organizing attacks like Figo.
At this time, some Portuguese reporters even had a thought that they were reluctant to say: How is this kid a bit like Figo?